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The Discovery of the Lost City Hydrothermal Field, 2000 part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.lostcity.washington.edu/science/discovery.html

This page (part of the Lost City Expedition Site) describes the serendipitous discovery of the Lost City Hydrothermal Field by. In 2000, Kelley, Karson, and Früh-Green participated on a ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Biogeochemistry, Ecology:Habitats:Marine
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot, Alkaline, Anoxic
Grade Level: General Public, Informal

Bacteria under ice: Some don't like it hot part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.sciencenews.org/pages/sn_arc99/2_13_99/fob3.htm

This article written by Richard Monastersky of Science News Online describes the work of Martin Sharp of the University of Alberta and colleagues from the United Kingdom. This group began searching ...

Subject: Biology: Biology, Biogeochemistry, Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Microbiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Extremely Cold, High Pressure
Grade Level: General Public

Sea Floor Hot Springs As Teeming With Valuable Minerals And Microbes part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/life-03h.html

This article found in SpaceDaily is a review of the research and professional affiliations of marine geologist and geophysicist Peter A. Rona of the department of geological sciences and the ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Microbiology, Biology, Ecology:Metabolism
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Extreme Environments: High Pressure
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)

Phylogenetic Analysis of the Hyperthermophilic Pink Filament Community in Octopus Spring, Yellowstone National Park part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?arti...

This journal article reports the molecular phylogenetic approach used to analyze a microbial community associated with the 84 to 88 degrees C outflow from Octopus Spring. The authors perform ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Molecular Biology, Diversity, Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Microscopy, Biology:Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Biogeochemistry
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)

Signature Lipids and Stable Carbon Isotope Analyses of Octopus Spring Hyperthermophilic Communities Compared with Those of Aquificales Representatives part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/AEM.67.11.5179-5189...

This journal article reports a study originally intended to examine the microbial composition of Octopus Spring and nearby vent biofilms. The article compares the lipid profiles of several genera ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Biogeochemistry, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Culturing Methods, Microscopy, Biology:Ecology:Biofilms, Biology:Molecular Biology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)

Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Profiles of 16S rRNA-Defined Populations Inhabiting a Hot Spring Microbial Mat Community part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.62.2.340-346.1996

This journal abstract reports population profiles of different temperature regions in the microbial mat community of Octopus Spring, Yellowstone National Park based on denaturing gradient gel ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Diversity, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Principles, Biofilms
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Research Results
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)

Thermocrinis ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., a Pink-Filament-Forming Hyperthermophilic Bacterium Isolated from Yellowstone National Park part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/AEM.64.10.3576...

This journal abstract describes a novel hyperthermophilic bacterium isolated from pink filamentous streamers occurring in the upper outflow channel of Octopus Spring in Yellowstone National Park. The ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Diversity, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Ecology:Biofilms, Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Microscopy, Culturing Methods, Molecular Methods, Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Principles, Metabolism
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)

Winogradsky Column Unit: Chemical and Physical Change part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.westminstercollege.edu/education_gslp/Yevgeny...

This two-part activity leads Physical Science students, grades 8-12, to explore chemical change using Winogradsky Columns. Part 1 constructs student concepts concerning chemical and physical changes. ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Biology:Ecology:Principles, Biology:Biogeochemistry
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)

Extremophilic Bacteria and Microbial Diversity part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/raven6b/graphics/raven...

This online enhancement chapter of Raven and Johnson's Biology, a textbook for undergraduate majors, examines the many prokaryotic organisms that inhabit "extreme ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution:Principles, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Ecology:Principles, Biology:Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Extreme Environments: Extremely Cold, Extremely Hot, High Pressure, Acidic, Hypersaline, Alkaline
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)

Alkaline Hypersaline Lakes as Analogs for Ancient Microbial Habitats on Mars part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/sci/fifthconf99/6136.pdf

This site features a scientific article associated with the Mars Global Surveyor Project, reporting data collected from a study analyzing Mono Lake as a terrestrial analog to Mars. The study is ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Molecular Biology, Diversity, Astrobiology, Microbiology, Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science:Mars:Life on Mars, Biology:Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Biogeochemistry
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results
Extreme Environments: Hypersaline, Alkaline
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14)